English words from Sanskrit
- RamaniA surname.
- SudhakarA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- bhavaA feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).
- VajrayanaA form of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasises esoteric practices in order to attain Buddhahood at a much quicker rate.
- Mahavir24th Jain Tirthankara.
- ShantaThe daughter of King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya, adopted by King Romapada, and wife of Rishyashringa in the Ramayana.
- VipulA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- makaraAn aquatic monster in Hindu mythology.
- arthaOne of the four aims of human life in Indian philosophy, along with dharma (righteousness), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation). The concept is variously translated, with translations including "meaning"/"purpose"/"goal" and "wealth".
- MaheshwariA female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
- nibbanaSynonym of nirvana.
- PiyushA male given name.
- VarunaA god of the sky, of rain and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld.
- PrabhatA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- GaganA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- lingamThe aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
- architA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- KanakAn indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.
- muktiFeminine synonym of masculine substantive noun मोक्ष (mokṣa, “liberation”).
- ArnabA male given name from Sanskrit or Bengali, meaning “sea”.
- PurnimaThe full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu calendar.
- JanakiAn epithet (patronymic) of Sita in Ramayana.
- AdhikariA surname from Sanskrit.
- SangeetaA female given name from Sanskrit.
- RajatA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- AtriA legendary bard and scholar, one of nine Prajapatis, a son of Brahma, said to be ancestor of some Brahmins. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (Seven Great Sages) in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara.
- VrindavanA city in Uttar Pradesh, India.
- ValmikiA member of any of various Indian communities claiming descent from the poet Valmiki.
- MayurA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- BhadraA goddess of the hunt and one of Shiva's Gana.
- SarasvatiThe Hindu goddess of eloquence, learning of knowledge and the arts.
- MaliniA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- KritiA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- PallaviA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- brahmiherb of grace, Bacopa monnieri
- rajasOne of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate.
- kaphaThe dosha composed of water and earth
- MauryaA surname from Sanskrit.
- buddhiA transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the rational mind that might be translated as ‘intuitive intelligence’ or simply ‘higher mind’. It is ‘that which knows’, i.e. able to discern truth from falsehood.
- SushmaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- purushaIn early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.
- doshaAny of the three regulatory principles of Ayurveda.
- VyomA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- BhupathiA surname from Sanskrit.
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- PrithviName of deity Prithvi or Mother Earth
- SavitriThe Savitri Mantra (Sanskrit: सावित्री मन्त्र), a verse or prayer addressed to सवितृ (savitṛ) or the Sun (esp. the celebrated verse RV. iii, 62, 10; also called गायत्री (gāyatrī) q.v.)
- Keshavan epithet of Shri Krishna.
- prajnaWisdom; understanding; insight.
- MangalaA deity in Hinduism, the god of Mars and of war, associated with strength, courage, and auspiciousness.
- NandanA county of Hechi, Guangxi autonomous region, China.
- SauravA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- MayankA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- KaumudiA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- AshuA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- BhavaniAn epithet of a Hindu goddess associated with goddess Durga, identified in later times with Parvati (she is the wife of Shiva) within the tradition of Shaivism.
- smritiAny individual text from the Smriti body of Hindu religious scripture.
- yojanaA Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India, believed to be approximately 6 to 15 kilometers (4 to 9 miles).
- PragatiA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- prakritiA female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
- KirtiA female given name from Sanskrit.
- Kishanan epithet of Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu.
- murtiA sacred image of a deity.
- Aniruddhathe grandson of Lord Krishna
- PushpaA female given name from Sanskrit.
- KalachakraThe "wheel of time", an element of Vajrayana Buddhism.
- AnantapurA city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- MadriThe second wife of Pandu, and the mother of Pandava twins, Nakula and Sahadeva in Mahabharata.
- SukumarA male given name from Sanskrit.
- LakshmanaThe younger brother of Rāma, an avatar of Shesha.
- RukminiThe wife of Lord Krishna; considered as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi.
- jagatThe material or physical world as subjectively experienced.
- KetuThe descending lunar node. In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a "shadow" planet, believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and also the whole creation.
- PadminiA female given name from Sanskrit.
- PratibhaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- ChandniA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- gadaA blunt mace, originally from India and also common in Southeast Asia.
- ShashankA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- ParthA Parthian.
- shungaA style of Japanese erotic art
- viharaA Buddhist monastery.
- mithunBos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle.
- AmbikaThe goddess Parvati.
- MahimaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- siddhispiritual power or psychic ability
- sarvodayaA philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and community development.
- nakshatraA lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.
- NainaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- VanitaA female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- DanuAn ethnic group of Myanmar.
- konkanA rugged section of the western coastline of India, including the districts of Maharashtra and Goa.
- AmravatiA city in Maharashtra, India.
- varshaThe monsoon season according to the Hindu calendar.
- dakiniA sacred female spirit.
- VipinA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
- SomnathName of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
- BhimaIn the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.
- Nidhifund, reserve of money
- SakyamuniThe Gautama Buddha.
- kathakOne of the eight classical dance forms of India.